From the Ship Mission Code Thread:
This thread is an addendum to the Ship Mission Code Thread. I put it here so as not to clutter up the thread, as this is a somewhat long (and tangential) post. This thread is for a discussion of the history of naval (or other) ship classification terminology.
I suppose we use navy terms for ship mission codes because we want to make sense at some level.
Not being a navy person, my exposure to these terms is mostly via classic Traveller, so my view is skewed.
This thread is an addendum to the Ship Mission Code Thread. I put it here so as not to clutter up the thread, as this is a somewhat long (and tangential) post. This thread is for a discussion of the history of naval (or other) ship classification terminology.